Hi - I have a NFS/NIS server environment running CentOS 5.5 on a Dell Optiplex 240. I would like to back it up and then move it to a new machine. Couple of questions: 1. This is an older computer Dell Optiplex 240 that I am unable to connect a USB drive to. In the "linux rescue" environment fdisk -l shows only /dev/hda but lsusb shows the three partitions that are on the drive. I would like to know how to connect the USB drive to the system so I can rsync or dd to the drive. 2. I was going to rsync a backup, excluding /proc, /sys, /dev and /tmp, either to a mounted USB drive or to a remote station. I know how to do that but how do I setup the drive up for the restore on the new computer. I have google'd but without success. I would think I need to format the hard drive, then run the LVM tools (<-very ignorant here), and install grub after all the files are in place (maybe mkinitrd too). Is there information avaiable to do this or would some be willing to provide what I would need to accomplish this. Thanks, -- Denis Becker